Is majano a general name for an unidentified anemone?

ptomoson · 01/28/2009, 05:25 PM

Everytime I see someone post a pic of an unidentified hitchhiker, especially a small anemone, they get hammered with "it's majano" and "use joe's juice, kalk paste, etc" and inevitably "kill, kill, kill". I posted a picture a few months ago of my tulip anemone and alot of people said it was majano. It's NOT majano...it's a tulip anemone. It has divided a few times and stays on one rock. No issues.

Now I do have several small brown anemones that ARE a majano and ARE a pest and WILL get out of hand if not kept under control.

Anway, is majano a general term for an unidentified anemone? Even a Google search pulls up many different kinds of small anemones.

Aquabucket · 01/28/2009, 05:42 PM

It is quite often over-used. Other general terms for small nems are rock, tulip and flower anemone. To get an exact species name on some of these would require quite a bit of knowledge and experience in the field.

fox2589 · 01/28/2009, 08:15 PM

all i know about majanos is that they are a pest anemone much like aiptasia that can multiply in any conditions and sting anything that comes in contact with it

chucksta1 · 01/29/2009, 03:14 AM

Mojanos' are the dandilion of the anemone world. If you run the tank low enough in nutrients, you may slow their spread, but eventually, they will spread.

greenbean36191 · 01/29/2009, 08:53 AM

Anemonia manjano (notice it has 2 Ns) is an actual species name. For some reason though, hobbyists label just about every pest anemone in the hobby either Aiptasia if it's brown of clear, or "majano" (or various other spellings) if it's more colorful or has clubbed tips as if these names had any real meaning.

Both have roots in actual names of anemones, but as hobbyists use them you could just consider them common terms for pest anemones in general.

GSMguy · 01/29/2009, 10:10 AM

Haha, just because one is colorful does not mean it's less invasive, tulip anemones are one of the most invasive...

They ARE a pest.

ptomoson · 01/29/2009, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by GSMguy
Haha, just because one is colorful does not mean it's less invasive, tulip anemones are one of the most invasive...

They ARE a pest.

Please no offense but this type of advice is silly. If a tulip anemone is one of the most invasive then it's no wonder people get out of this hobby. People turn to RC for advice and then see that the little green anemone that came in on a rock is going to take over their tank and then take over the planet then they panic and get out. In the past six months it would taken me the about the time to remove the small rock that they are on to get rid of this "pest" called a tulip anemone. I'll stick to my guns...it's not a pest. When it becomes as invasive as these freaking vermitid snails I will personally make a post that I was wrong!

MarkusII · 01/31/2009, 10:07 AM

Hello Greenbean,

thanks for putting it "right".
Most of the people unfortunately name it majano instead of the correct manjano.
Completely correct by the way is the expression
Anemonia cf. manjano

regards

Markus

Bowtieboy0471 · 06/13/2012, 06:35 PM

how do u get these anemone gone though cause i have one the is hurting my coral i need something save to kill them but not hurt my coral thank u

01/28/2009, 05:25 PM	#1
ptomoson Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 274	Is majano a general name for an unidentified anemone? Everytime I see someone post a pic of an unidentified hitchhiker, especially a small anemone, they get hammered with "it's majano" and "use joe's juice, kalk paste, etc" and inevitably "kill, kill, kill". I posted a picture a few months ago of my tulip anemone and alot of people said it was majano. It's NOT majano...it's a tulip anemone. It has divided a few times and stays on one rock. No issues. Now I do have several small brown anemones that ARE a majano and ARE a pest and WILL get out of hand if not kept under control. Anway, is majano a general term for an unidentified anemone? Even a Google search pulls up many different kinds of small anemones.

01/28/2009, 05:42 PM	#2
Aquabucket Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Green Bay, Wi. Posts: 4,455	It is quite often over-used. Other general terms for small nems are rock, tulip and flower anemone. To get an exact species name on some of these would require quite a bit of knowledge and experience in the field. __________________ "Just a drop in the bucket"

01/28/2009, 08:15 PM	#3
fox2589 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 557	all i know about majanos is that they are a pest anemone much like aiptasia that can multiply in any conditions and sting anything that comes in contact with it __________________ Back in the game.and no its not the first time haha. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder,20 gallon sump,bubble magus nac 6,eheim 1250 return,175 halide on lumenarc mini.

01/29/2009, 08:53 AM	#5
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	Anemonia manjano (notice it has 2 Ns) is an actual species name. For some reason though, hobbyists label just about every pest anemone in the hobby either Aiptasia if it's brown of clear, or "majano" (or various other spellings) if it's more colorful or has clubbed tips as if these names had any real meaning. Both have roots in actual names of anemones, but as hobbyists use them you could just consider them common terms for pest anemones in general. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

01/29/2009, 10:10 AM	#6
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	Haha, just because one is colorful does not mean it's less invasive, tulip anemones are one of the most invasive... They ARE a pest. __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

01/29/2009, 03:14 AM	#4
chucksta1 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: mississauga ont. Posts: 490	Mojanos' are the dandilion of the anemone world. If you run the tank low enough in nutrients, you may slow their spread, but eventually, they will spread.

01/31/2009, 10:07 AM	#8
MarkusII Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: near Innsbruck/Tyrol/Austria Posts: 611	Hello Greenbean, thanks for putting it "right". Most of the people unfortunately name it majano instead of the correct manjano. Completely correct by the way is the expression Anemonia cf. manjano regards Markus __________________ Greetings from the heart of the alps No there are no kangaroos (in the wild) in AUSTRIA Current Tank Info: 200x80x60 cm - 253G, 60x30x30cm - 14G, and in care of 660G

06/13/2012, 06:35 PM	#9
Bowtieboy0471 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 10	how do u get these anemone gone though cause i have one the is hurting my coral i need something save to kill them but not hurt my coral thank u